kishy
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- Location
- ON, Canada
- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Make / Model
- Ranger, RCLB
- Engine Size
- 95 2.3 EFI Swap
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
Hey folks
As I'm building the "might as well" list of stuff to do while I swap my engine later this year, I remembered that my extension housing leaks trans fluid ($$ Redline MT-90...) rather profusely around the slip yoke, even after replacing the seal. It would appear that there is a bushing in the extension housing which is used to hold the shaft centered, and if that bushing is worn, the lateral play in the shaft causes oil to get out. I'm getting this from google, since the diagram here doesn't seem to show such a bushing. Maybe it is considered integral with the extension housing.
The truck is an 85 2.0 with the TK5. My transmission is part number E57A-7003-DA with build code 126939. Not sure if that helps any.
The bushing seems to be somewhat complicated to find. Google finds a handful of people looking for it, but not so many successful reports of where they found it. My local trans shops have turned up exactly nothing, and parts vendors such as RockAuto don't list it.
I did find these:
336066 "TK4 (4 Speed), TK5 (5 Speed), Bushing, Rear 1.510" ID (TK4 & TK5 Some) (RANGER-62)"
and
336066A "TK4 (4 Speed), TK5 (5 Speed), Bushing, Rear 1.580" ID (TK5 Some) (RANGER-62A)"
One of which is surely the bushing for my transmission, but is there some way to verify the I.D. measurement of the bushing without taking it apart first? If Ranger TK5s only ever came with one specific O.D. of shaft, then there should only be one I.D. of bushing...but it is implied that it's a mixed bag when it comes to the TK5.
Any thoughts are appreciated. I'd prefer not to take things apart just to get a measurement, it'd be a lot nicer to take them apart once, when it's time to replace it and I have the part in-hand.
Thanks
As I'm building the "might as well" list of stuff to do while I swap my engine later this year, I remembered that my extension housing leaks trans fluid ($$ Redline MT-90...) rather profusely around the slip yoke, even after replacing the seal. It would appear that there is a bushing in the extension housing which is used to hold the shaft centered, and if that bushing is worn, the lateral play in the shaft causes oil to get out. I'm getting this from google, since the diagram here doesn't seem to show such a bushing. Maybe it is considered integral with the extension housing.
The truck is an 85 2.0 with the TK5. My transmission is part number E57A-7003-DA with build code 126939. Not sure if that helps any.
The bushing seems to be somewhat complicated to find. Google finds a handful of people looking for it, but not so many successful reports of where they found it. My local trans shops have turned up exactly nothing, and parts vendors such as RockAuto don't list it.
I did find these:
336066 "TK4 (4 Speed), TK5 (5 Speed), Bushing, Rear 1.510" ID (TK4 & TK5 Some) (RANGER-62)"
and
336066A "TK4 (4 Speed), TK5 (5 Speed), Bushing, Rear 1.580" ID (TK5 Some) (RANGER-62A)"
One of which is surely the bushing for my transmission, but is there some way to verify the I.D. measurement of the bushing without taking it apart first? If Ranger TK5s only ever came with one specific O.D. of shaft, then there should only be one I.D. of bushing...but it is implied that it's a mixed bag when it comes to the TK5.
Any thoughts are appreciated. I'd prefer not to take things apart just to get a measurement, it'd be a lot nicer to take them apart once, when it's time to replace it and I have the part in-hand.
Thanks
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